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Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA · Private · Midsize city · SCU

Private institution in Santa Clara, CA · 6,235 undergraduates · 44% acceptance rate · $109,183 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$50,9591,964th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$59,2411,918th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$59,2411,918th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$77,7681,875th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,162562nd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$109,18320th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$91,19823rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
88.4%97th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
93.6%159th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
43.8%209th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
141784th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3258th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
6,235408th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
10.9%2,035th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 31 mi (SFO)

On 11 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$75
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 45 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Mathematics and Computer ScienceMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$93,076—
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$90,146$103,449
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$75,383$79,473
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$74,576$80,391
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$74,576$74,576
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$73,007$70,456
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$69,921$69,740
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$64,493$44,170
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,997$64,773
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$63,005$68,379
MarketingBusinessbachelors$57,770$56,867
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$52,420$44,858

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $9,290,191 (M $4,868,082 · W $4,422,109)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Santa Clara University’s 6,235 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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